Mangaluru: Flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi diverted due to fog

October 17, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 17: Three Mangaluru bound flights from United Arab Emirates were diverted to Bengaluru and Kerala on Sunday morning due to thick fog around Mangalore International Airport.

However, all the three flights safely landed at the airport later, according to J.T. Radhakrishna, director of the airport.

The Jet Airways flight 9W 501 from Abu Dhabi, which was scheduled to land at 6.05 a.m., was diverted to Bengaluru. It landed here at 8.50 a.m., a Jet Airways official said.

Another flight of Air India Express IX 816 from Abu Dhabi, which was scheduled to land at 5.45 a.m., was diverted to Kozhikode. It landed here later at 8.45 a.m., according to Nagesh Shetty, Station Manager, Air India, Mangaluru.

Mr. Shetty said that flight IX 814 from Dubai, which was scheduled to land at 4.15 a.m., was also diverted to Kozhikode. It landed here from Kozhikode at 8.15 a.m.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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